Sunday, June 16, 2013

Well I continue to experience problems with posting to Blogger. I can login to Blogger without any issues, but when I try to post the page does not come up properly and I can’t take any actions.

So little by little, I’m making the transition over to Word Press. Thanks to some guidance from Wanda at The Watered Soul, I’m diving in.

Still learning the Word Press ropes and feel like I’m starting over at square one. But still hopeful that the Blogger folks will be able to find a fix so I can continue to blog at Blogspot. The good news is that Word Press is able to import all my posts from Blogger.

Monday, June 10, 2013

To
all my Christian blogger friends?Have
any of you been having problems posting on Blogger recently?

For
the past two weeks, I’ve been trying to go online and post things I’ve written and
haven’t been able to do so.I can access
my account, but when I select New Post it takes me to a blank screen and I can
do anything.

Just
wondering if anyone else has been experiencing problems?

I
reported the problem on Saturday, but haven’t heard anything back.Today when accessing my account from my
laptop computer (a different computer), low and behold I was able to get in and
post my Five Minute Friday post.

In
the meantime and in between time, I’m considering transitioning over to Word
Press.Still waiting to see if Blogger
issues will be resolved.It has served
me well over the past seven years.

What
I discovered during the time I couldn’t post anything, is how much I love to
write and miss having that ability to do so.

From the dawn of
a new day
Until the midnight hour
It seems as if I’m in a race

Non-stop
Fast paced
Going, going, going

The shot has been
fired
A new day has begun
No time to rest

Oh Lord, I am so
weary
More than fatigue
From a restless night’s sleep

It’s a weariness
of my mind
Precious little time to think
Meditate on You and Your Word

Instead my day is
filled
With things that are perishing
Worthless things of no eternal value

Thoughts, time
and attention
On that which will soon fall away
Like chaff blown away in the wind

Lord, help me to
desire You above all things
Pursue You diligently
Through the study of Your Word and prayer

May love for You
consume me
Fill me with Your Holy Spirit
Give me the mind of Christ

By Susan Wachtel
June 8, 2013

Okay…I confess I
took longer than five minutes…but I needed to reflect on what the last few
months have been like. I start each day with reading God’s Word, a
devotional and writing in a journal. I end the day reading the
Bible. I’m in prayer each day and listen to solid Bible teachers in my
car and as time permits on my I-pod. But I must say…even with that, it’s
not enough. The non-stop, fast pace has left me weary. Thankfully
not weariness of my soul…but of my mind and body.

I’m looking
forward to an upcoming vacation. Where I can rest and draw near to the
Lord. Spend time with and enjoy the gift He has given me in my husband
Chris.

I’m asking for
the Lord to show me how to have a balance. To be a dedicated worker, with
quality work, a good attitude and be caring about the people I see each day…but
somehow, slow down and spend more time with the Lord. Write down the
things I am thankful for, the verses that jump off the page when I’m reading,
the encouragement and conviction of the Holy Spirit and to meditate on the
Lord.

I want to be able
to take the time to read more Christian bloggers, the words of precious men and
women who love the Lord Jesus and share from their heart, encourage, exhort and
challenge their readers.

I want to be
consumed by the Lord, with an unquenchable desire, hunger and thirst for His
word and to know Him more and just spend time with Him and reflect on my
awesome God.

Sword of the Spirit

A Little Something

I’m 57 and though I’m not what I should be, praise God I’m not what I used to be. I spent many years angry at God, running from Him and tried to deny His existence. Through the loving witness of my neighbors the Bocks, I saw a clear picture of God who loves me. At 32, I recognized I was a sinner, repented of my sins and received Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior. I know that God still answers prayers. For many years I prayed for a husband and on the eve of my 49th birthday, God brought Chris Wachtel into my life and 7 months later we were married. I am conservative in my politics, but a former liberal. I even campaigned for Jimmy Carter and I rue that day. I find liberal leftist thinking, while well intentioned, ultimately flawed. I’ve been abundantly blessed by God with gifted pastors and teachers. I’m most grateful for Pastors Philip De Courcy and Chuck Obremski who faithfully taught the Word of God. I've also grown through BSF and CBS Bible Studies. God has recently moved us 1,500 miles from CA to TX. Not sure what the Lord will be doing in us and through us, but I am grateful to be walking with and depending on Him each day.

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My Colors Will Be Clear

I am a part of the fellowship of the unashamed. I have Holy Spirit power. The die has been cast. I have stepped over the line. The decision has been made. I'm a disciple of His. I won't look back, let up, slow down, back away, or be still.

I no longer need position, promotions, or popularity. I don't have to be right, first, tops, recognized, praised, regarded or rewarded. I now live by presence, learn by faith, walk by patience, lift by prayer, and labor by power.

My face is set, my gait is fast, my destination is heaven, my road is narrow, my way is rough, my companions few. My Guide reliable, my mission clear. I cannot be bought, compromised, detoured, lured away, turned back, deluded or delayed. I will not flinch in the face of sacrifice, hesitate in the presence of adversity, negotiate at the table of the enemy, ponder at the pool of popularity.

I won't give up, shut up, let up, until I have stayed up, stored up, prayed up, paid up, and preached up for the cause of the One that gave me life, drew the line in blood for me in the hour of my destiny.

I am one of Christ's remnant people. I belong to Him and none other. All I do to bring this life to another is done because of that blood covenant poured out for me.

I must go till He comes, give till I drop, preach till all know, and work till He stops me. I must share will all that one more might hear and be drawn from the flaming darkness that longs to consume. Reach for another, touch but one more!

Until that moment...He will have no problem in recognizing me- my colors will be clear!!!

Not only are the words inspiring but so is the man behind them. The above letter was written by a Pastor in Africa who was undergoing severe persecution. On the eve of his execution he sat down and wrote the above note.